#sorry Hobbes you’re about to get so much ranting

[dressesandalchemy]

Oops I tripped and now I’m DEEP down the Leverage obsession on Tumblr. I missed season two of Redemption coming out due to dissertation finishing and moving and new job so I started from the beginning and now my elbow deep in all the gifsets and headcanons. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#leverage #hitter hacker thief #ot3: hitter hacker thief #sorry Hobbes you’re about to get so much ranting

[spicycreativity]

Yooo I’ve been reading your fic Intertwined and it is super good and giving me major moceit brain rot! Since you’re thinking about taking prompts, mayhaps moceit with something enemies-to-lovers and/or secret relationship?

Ah yay my first ever request! I wrote this as a series of vignettes because I knew if I gave myself half a chance I would go waaay overboard with it. Thank you so much 🥺🥺🥺❤❤❤

Length: 3.5k

Content Warnings: N/A; ask to tag

Oh also I did try to make it obvious, but just in case it isn't, I is post Can Lying Be Good, II is post SvS, III is post DWIT, IV is immediately post PoF, and V is later after PoF

I.

Some nights, Patton's head felt like a pressure cooker with no vent valve. The weight of his covers seemed to crush his chest, forcing him to hyperventilate as he desperately tried to pull in a full breath. Emotions swirled in his head like hot steam, a sickening mix of betrayal and shame, anger and guilt and fear. The knowledge of what Deceit had done, had tried to get Thomas to do, sat heavy in his stomach and brought the temperature up, up, up, until Patton was forced to move. He had to do something, dispel some of the steam before it boiled over into-- Well, something. Sometimes he felt on the verge of something scary and wholly out of his control, some kind of terrible explosion that would liquefy the support joints in Thomas' psyche and send all of them crashing down.

But not tonight. Tonight, Patton would scream into his pillows or pace the halls or talk to the mirror, anything to slow the roaring boil in his mind. He threw himself out of bed, bare feet touching down on the carpet, and was out the door before he could even think of grabbing something to cover up with. Not that the others had never seen him in boxers and a T-shirt, but Roman preferred to sleep in the cold and dropped the temperature accordingly.

Patton had smiled when Virgil had pulled him aside to explain what had happened. That Deceit had impersonated him and, like the Pied Piper, paraded the others behind him with a beautiful song. Thinking about it made the world tilt a little, but Patton had smiled and would have ruffled Virgil's hair if he'd thought Virgil would let him. Because it had turned out okay, hadn't it? And Patton was stupid for still feeling the way he felt. It was stupid to feel hurt that the others hadn't noticed right away. Deceit was a good actor and they had eventually noticed anyway. It was stupid to be scared. Thomas had rejected Deceit's temptation.

And then all Patton's thoughts vanished like a bursting soap bubble, because Deceit was in the hall. His look of wide-eyed astonishment was already morphing into a much more familiar expression of contempt.

"Oh," said Patton, once he'd recovered his own wits.

"Fancy seeing you here," said Deceit, who, Patton noticed with a jolt, was also in his pajamas. It was hard to be scared of someone wearing sweatpants decorated with little cartoon snakes, but it didn't entirely ease Patton's trepidation. It certainly didn't slow his pounding heart.

"What are you doing up?" Patton asked.

Deceit rolled his eyes like Patton's question was unprecedentedly stupid. "I was on my way to kill you in your sleep so I could take your place permanently." He shifted awkwardly as he talked, and Patton realized he was trying to gesticulate with his hands jammed deep in his pockets.

Patton didn't know what to say to that, so he did what he did best and smiled. He needed a way out. Forget feeling like a pressure cooker, he wanted to run back to bed and hide under the covers. He wanted Deceit to go away.

"Anyway," said Deceit, glaring, "I could ask you the same question."

Evil. He was evil. And here was Patton making small talk with him. Abiding him. "Are you sorry?"

Deceit's snake eye caught the light and almost seemed to glow under it. "Am I sorry?"

"For doing wrong." Patton scrambled to find confidence, find righteousness, conviction, faith. Anything he could use to keep Deceit at bay. "For encouraging Thomas to do wrong."

Deceit smiled, but not the way Patton had. This was cruel and mocking. He shook his head slightly as though in disbelief and almost seemed to laugh, his hands drawing the fabric of his sweats tight as he clenched them into fists. "Oh, yes, Patton, I'm so very sorry for trying to help. Yes, I repent! Shall I get down on my knees for you so you can forgive me for looking after Thomas? Hm?"

"I…" Patton took in a shaky breath. "I don't think we have anything more to say to each other. And I don't think I want to see you again."

"Don't worry," said Deceit as Patton turned his back on him, "you definitely won't."

II.

"I'm not angry," Janus said for what felt like the billionth time. He adjusted his arms where he had them crossed over his chest, huffing out a breath through his nose.

"You," said Remus, pointing at him, "have been throwing a tantrum ever since you got back. 'They're too stupid to manipulate, Remus! They didn't even listen, Remus! You're so sexy and well-hung, Remus!'"

"The are too stupid to manipulate! Is that my fault?"

"I'm just saying, you're kind of harshing my mellow."

"You've never been mellow in your life and you know it."

Remus only grinned and shook out the contents of another matchbox to add to his pile. He was planning on building a life-sized Roman out of matches and burning it in effigy. Janus remembered with a twist of guilt that Remus had seemed remarkably at ease in the two seconds before Janus had popped up and started ranting.

"Alright, since you're such a zen master," Janus huffed, "what do you suggest I do? Burn Patton in effigy?"

"I mean…" Remus held out a matchbox. "We can take turns with the Krazy Glue."

"Oh, forget it." Janus took the matchbox more by instinct than anything. "I'm going for a walk."

"You could burn down Virgil's door," Remus suggested.

Janus just shook his head and continued to stalk away. A few hours had passed since the courtroom disaster. It was now early evening and the matchstick of rage still burned quietly in Janus' chest. They were all so stupid! So naive. And it was all Patton's fault.

Janus turned the matchbox over in his hand, careful not to drop it. Scorched earth had never been his preferred modus operandi, but if Patton kept pushing back at him like this, Janus was going to shove, consequences be damned.

Oh, and speak of the angel. Janus didn't much feel like playing it coy, but he forced himself to. He leaned because against the wall, the matches still in his palm, and looked Patton slowly up and down. "We've got to stop meeting like this."

"Deceit!" Patton stopped dead, the smile sliding from his face. "What are you doing here?"

Janus brandished the matches, barely controlling the furious hiss building in the back of his throat. He'd already slipped once today, lost control of his temper. He couldn't allow that to happen again. "I've come to burn it all down."

Patton's eyes went wide, his gaze hot on the matches. "You should know better than to play with fire."

The knowledge of Patton's fear burned hot and triumphant in Janus' veins, filling him with the idea that he could still win something. He got closer to Patton with measured steps, slipping behind him when Patton tried to back away. "No, Patton," he purred, silky and cool in Patton's ear. "You're the one who's playing with fire."

"What…" Patton's voice shook and he cleared his throat, turning his head to try to look Janus in the eye. Janus was momentarily distracted by the freckles' on Patton's neck, the soft pulsing of his jugular vein. "What do you mean?"

Annoyed at himself, Janus backed up. The paper matchbox felt feeble in his grasp now, as feeble as his pathetic little display of power. He could bully Patton all he wanted and it wouldn't change a thing. "The Duke and I, we're the one thing you can't control," he boasted. Might as well see this through, since he started it.

"I have to try," Patton said. "My friends trust me, Thomas trusts me to keep him safe from the likes of you. I won't let you make Thomas into a liar. I won't let you lead Roman astray. But Deceit?"

"What?" Janus growled. His frustration was directed inward now, that he had thought any of this might make him feel better. Right. He should just go read Hobbes in the bath with his fire extinguisher handy.

"If you ever decide you want to… Well, be good. There's room for you at my table."

Janus crushed the matchbox in his clenched fist. If Patton applied his arbitrary standards fairly, he would see that Janus was good. But no, he was quite content to wear the blindfold of his own hypocrisy and leave Janus out to rot. "You're impossible," Janus said through clenched teeth. Before he could change his mind, he palmed the ruined matchbox into Patton's hand and turned to go.

"What's this for?" Patton asked.

Janus paused and gave his well-practiced supervillain smirk. "A promise."

Time to unleash the beast.

III.

Now more than ever, Patton was certain he was in over his head. He sat on the kitchen floor, hot chocolate untouched beside him, and stared at the crumpled matchbox in his palm. 'A promise,' Deceit had said. Patton hadn't been sure what to make of that, but he had an idea now.

Deceit was right. Patton couldn't control Remus. But that just meant he had to try harder. So now what was he supposed to do? Thomas was looking at him for guidance, but… He was supposed to ease up on judging Thomas for having evil thoughts, while simultaneously not letting Thomas be evil. Was he being too harsh or too lenient? And why did it feel like both?

"Well, well, well." Deceit's voice grated on Patton's ears. He made no effort to bolster himself, no effort to look anything other than despondent. Deceit must have been feeling truly bold to venture so far into enemy territory.

"Did you get what you wanted?" Patton asked, still staring at the matchbox. He didn't want to see that smirking face.

"Obviously not," said Deceit. "Chaos for chaos' sake was never the endgame."

"Then why are you here?" Patton asked, finally looking up. The angle and the brim of Deceit's hat kept his eyes in shadow, so all Patton could see was the mouth housing that forked serpent tongue.

"I'm here to offer you one last chance, Patton. Get out of my way."

"You can't put this on me," Patton said, looking again at the matchbox. "You said you were going to burn it down. If you're willing to hurt Thomas to get your way, then you shouldn't get your way."

Deceit twitched slightly and Patton could tell he was rolling his eyes even if he couldn't see it. "Have you heard of prescribed burns?" He didn't wait for Patton to answer. "It's when humans deliberately set fires to destroy some of the forest underbrush. Now, it seems counterintuitive, but regularly burning parts of the forest actually prevents wildfires from raging out of control. Does it hurt the underbrush? Yes. But sometimes things that seem harmless or even good are actually quite deadly if left unchecked. So a little bit of destruction actually serves the greater good. Do you understand?"

Patton furrowed his brow, trying to navigate this. "So you are willing to hurt Thomas to get your way."

"Why," said Janus, flexing his hands, "do I even bother?"

"Why do you bother?" Patton asked. He had never thought to wonder before. Evil was just evil and there was understanding it. But something in him had broken a little today; he could feel the edges of it poking at his chest.

Deceit sighed and shifted his weight. For a moment, Patton thought he might sit or kneel so they could talk at eye level but no, of course not, Deceit would never give up an advantage like that. "Because!" he said, agitated. "Because I know I'm right. I know Thomas needs me. I can help."

"If you truly loved him, you wouldn't be willing to hurt him," Patton said with conviction. That, he could be sure of.

"This is precisely why I've had to take such drastic measures!" Deceit actually stamped his foot, and Patton watched as he balled his hands into fists, the knit of his gloves straining at the knuckles. "None of you ever listen to me! You decided what I am long before I made my entrance and you only hear what supports that illusion." He took a slow, deep breath, and his voice was back to its usual silken glide when he spoke again. "I am asking you, one last time, to get out of my way."

"And I'm telling you" --Patton got to his feet so he could look Deceit in the eye-- "no."

IV.

They found each other in the aftermath, both their worlds shattered and still on fire. Janus, for once in his life, didn't know what to say. The walls around them flickered from the force of their combined imagination, showing crumbling drywall and collapsed framing, the smoldering ruin of everything they could have sworn was truth.

Janus had known that Patton was wrong about him, but he had never suspected that he might be wrong about Patton. The realization buzzed through his veins like electricity, along with a fatal determination that he and Patton were inexorably linked now.

Janus never thought he would say the words now coming out of his mouth and mean them, but Patton's magnetic draw seemed to pull them out as it pulled Janus closer and closer. "I was wrong, Patton. Maybe not about everything, but I was wrong about you."

"I did this," Patton said, gesturing at the broken-down walls. He seemed to feel the pull, too, if his gentle shuffle toward Janus was anything to go by.

Sarcasm seemed far beyond Janus' reach tonight, but perhaps not a few well-placed lies. "It's okay, Patton. Everything is okay." The flames moved in closer, consuming some of the wreckage, but Janus knew they were safe. It was all made-up, all of it. He could put the fire out if he could just focus on something other than Patton's tear-streaked face and oh, they were still getting closer and closer together. They'd be chest-to-chest soon. "I think…" said Patton. He wasn't crying now, thank God, because Janus didn't know what he would do. "Is it bad to find something beautiful in all of this?"

And there it was. The contact. Their foreheads touching, their hands intertwined. The two survivors of the wreck, drawn toward each other like magnets. "Very bad," Janus murmured, and he knew that Patton knew he was trying to talk himself out of what he did next.

He kissed Patton.

It was a terrible thing to do, probably his most selfish act to date. Here was Patton, devastated and willing to take whatever comfort he could find, and Janus was taking advantage. Even he had morals, but, oh, this was nice. He hadn't realized just how tense they had been with each other until it all suddenly snapped. And Patton was kissing back and had released his grip on Janus' hands so he could wrap his arms around him. Janus pulled away. "I shouldn't have done that," he said. "You don't need that. "

"Am I that bad at kissing?" Patton asked innocently.

"You didn't want that," Janus explained. "You're upset and you're not thinking straight." Patton was still holding him and despite the tear tracks still gleaming on his cheeks, he looked amused. Something ached at the back of Janus' tongue. "You don't want me."

Patton kissed him again, sweet and chaste this time. "Tell more about how I feel, Janus."

"I--" Couldn't think, couldn't think. "You--" Kiss. Kiss. Kiss. Short-circuit. "But I-- You don't--"

"I didn't learn anything today," Patton said, "but I think I realized something that I've always known. Does that make sense?"

"This doesn't solve all our problems," Janus said. This couldn't be real. He couldn't allow himself to delight in this, not when it was going to go away. "You still don't approve of my methods and I don't agree with yours. We're going to disagree."

"You think I don't disagree with the others?" Patton asked and was that hope in his eyes. Here in the fire and ruins, here at the end of the world, Patton had hope. "I want to make this work."

Janus kissed him. This felt like less of a decision and more of a necessity, like breathing.

"So you believe me?" Patton asked when they parted. "You trust me?"

The answer was already yes despite the fear eating away at Janus' insides. It was more like a thrill than existential terror, and on some level he knew he must have been high on endorphins and adrenaline. "I trust you. But Patton?"

"Yeah?"

"What do we do now?"

"We make it work."

V.

There was something undeniably thrilling about seeing Janus in secret. But mostly, Patton just felt awful about it. Sneaking out of his room at night like a teenager was fun, tip-toeing down the hall to hide away in Janus' room definitely had a sort of teen movie appeal to it. It was the pretending that made Patton feel all sick and guilty.

"You look tired," Roman said. He still wasn't back to his vibrant self, but Patton had vowed to be gentle with him until he found his footing again.

Patton was tired. He and Janus had spent most of the night just talking, innocent as could be, both tucked beneath the covers of Janus' bed. He tried and failed to think of a good pun, something that might distract Roman. "I was up kinda late, I guess."

Roman nodded. It was just the two of them that morning, Virgil being a late sleeper and Logan having been increasingly reclusive as of late, despite his reconciliation with Patton and the others. "I'll make you a coffee. Something fancy. Dare I say, the best coffee you've ever had."

"Oh," said Patton, cheeks heating up. "You don't have to!" Guilt flooded his chest at the idea of taking advantage of Roman.

"I'm offering," said Roman. "But if it makes you feel better, I'll make one for myself, too."

That did make Patton feel better, if only a little. He sighed as Roman got up from the table and started bustling around in the kitchen. These days, Janus was always on the tip of his tongue. He didn't want to risk ruining Roman's good mood by bringing up such a painful subject, but… Patton couldn't keep going like this.

Hiding the relationship had of course been Janus' idea, but Patton couldn't deny the safety of it. For the first time, he realized how Deceit and Self-Preservation could share an identity. And while Patton knew his reasons were noble, he also understood that lying hurt. His friends would be devastated regardless of how they found out, but the destruction would be much worse if they found out accidentally.

"Something's bothering you," Roman said when he got back, holding two mugs piled high with whipped cream covered in chocolate shavings.

"I don't want to talk about it," Patton said.

"C'mon, Padre, we've talked about this. Sharing your feelings doesn't make you a burden. Especially if I'm asking."

Oh, Patton really didn't deserve Roman. "I know, kiddo, I just-- I'm not ready yet."

"Is this about J-- Him? Because I swear, if he hurt you, if he did something--" Roman cut himself off, and Patton appreciated that he looked a little embarrassed. "Sorry."

"I promise I'll tell you when I'm ready," Patton said.

"I suppose that's all I can really ask," Roman said with a nod. "Well, I'll be here when you're ready. It's the least I can do."

"Thanks, Roman." He was still having issues with negative self-talk, but Patton didn't feel like nagging him about it today. So he smiled and picked up a spoon to scoop up some whipped cream. "You're a good friend."

When Roman wandered off to go work on a new creative vision for Thomas, Patton booked it to the Other living room (he was no longer comfortable thinking of it as the Dark Side). While he wasn't exactly on friendly terms with Remus yet, he might be able to navigate a conversation with him if required.

But thankfully, Janus was sprawled out on the couch reading a book of blank verse poetry and Remus was nowhere in sight. “Everything okay, angel?” he asked, tilting the book down so Patton could see his eyes. He sat up so Patton could sit next to him, cuddling closer when Patton put an arm around his shoulders.

Patton fidgeted with the hem of Janus’ capelet. “I’m thinking I want to, um…” He paused, looking for the right words. “Bring you up? See what the others think about you coming around every once in a while. Or all the time.”

Janus stiffened. Patton rubbed his arm. “I’m sure they’ll be thrilled at the idea of having me around.”

“I wouldn’t leave you alone with them!” Patton said. He had learned, more through hints and inference than anything Janus had outright said, that Janus was deeply afraid of rejection and guarded his heart closely. “I just want… I want to stop lying to them and I want to stop sneaking around.”

“It’s safer this way,” Janus said, nudging Patton.

“But it’s not fair to them or to us to keep going like this,” Patton said. “I promise I won’t let them hurt you.”

“Oh, yeah?” Janus asked archly, one hand inching up Patton’s thigh. “You’ll be my hero?”

“You don’t need a hero,” Patton said, putting his free hand down on top of Janus’. “If you decide to go off on them, what you’ll need is a referee.”

“That is true,” Janus said, and Patton noticed with a rush of affection that he was trying not to smile.

“So can I?”

Janus turned and kissed him softly on the forehead. “Yes, angel. But only because you’re cute.”

#moceit #spicyanswer #spicywrites #sanders sides #sanders sides fanfiction #i wrote most of this on my phone so let me know if you catch any typos or formatting errors!

[pseudophan]

catch me crying at hannibal season 2 finale. everythings suddenly made clear and its so fuckin heartbreaking

ok hannibal 2x13 spoilers here so if you’re one of the people currently watching and dont wanna be spoiled don’t click the read more cause i HAVE to rant about that goddamn fucking episode

first of all. hannibal smelling freddie on will and realising he’s been manipulating him this whole time is genuinely the most upsetting shit ive ever seen in my life. he really truly believed will was gonna run away with him, to quote mads he was “blinded by love” and his face when all of that falls apart is so. he barely reacts and yet he conveys SO much. and i HAAATEEEE ITTTT. and then will calling hannibal to warn him, deciding last minute that he can’t set him up but its too late and hannibal is so hurt and of course he’s not just gonna leave without being a dramatic bitch about it and then the fight scene with him and jack is obviously SO fucking good but then... jesus fucking christ. listen. listen. when i say That Scene in mizumono is my favourite scene of anything ever i mean it wholeheartedly, yet its also the worst thing ive ever seen in my entire life. ok so im assuming if you’re reading this you’ve either seen the show or you don’t care about spoilers so im just gonna put the video here so people can watch it and and relive the pain

THIS SHIT.....IS SO....... i sincerely do not know who i feel the most sorry for. ok well sorry for is obviously abigail cause its hard to pity those other two fucks but hell if i dont feel bad as fuck for them both.

their entire relationship is based on a mutual fascination by and understanding of each other. it starts out with hannibal immediately being intrigued by will because to him will graham is essentially the greatest christmas present in the world. the psychiatrist part of him sees the way his mind works and naturally wants to study it further, meanwhile the Dark And Twisted Cycle Path side of him sees...well the same thing really but with an added element of hm. this man’s entire Deal is empathising with serial killers and holy shit wait im one of those oh this is gonna be so fun. oh wait he....he truly understands these killers....haha would he be able to- lol no he wont be able to understand me surely- and then at the end of the first episode he sees will emptying his gun into garrett jacob hobbs and he sees the look on his face and oh there’s so much potential. and naturally he starts being a real dick about it all and completely betrays will’s trust in every way imaginable and will is so so hurt by it and so naturally by the time he betrays hannibal part of you as the viewer is like well yeah, obviously, of course that’s what he’s doing. fair is fair. but then at the same time...

and will has those same doubts, and he’s realising that for all the hurt hannibal has caused him he’s also helped will understand himself a whole lot better, and while he doesn’t have the complete lack of conscience hannibal does he’s not exactly adversed to killing either, if it’s the right person. and maybe... maybe running away with hannibal wouldn’t be so bad... yeah maybe he should just- but then he remembers abigail. and he can’t get over that just yet. i truly believe if hannibal hadn’t “killed” abigail will would have given in sooner. but even then, he ends up warning hannibal that he’s given him up and that the fbi are coming and he goes to his house and oh my god there’s abigail. and im just imagining... the range of emotions he felt... when he saw her.... betrayal and hurt again sure because hannibal lied to him once more, but also holy fuck there goes most of his apprehension for running away with him and oh my god what has he done. and then he turns to see hannibal and THEEE HURRRRTTTTT IN HIS FACEEE. 

and then he stabs him and off he goes on his fucking speech and i think part of why it’s so effective is that up until then we only ever see slight glimpses of genuine emotion of any sort from hannibal and all of a sudden we get everything all at once and god it’s so much. for the first time in his life someone had the ability and want to truly understand him, something he’d long since given up on if he ever as much as tried (same goes for will, though he doesn’t have the added bonus of an extremely illegal hobby) and even more than that there is someone HE is that interested in? literally the only other person hannibal has genuinely loved up until that point was his sister and even then he was so young and suddenly here’s this guy who ticks just all the right boxes and for a second, just for a second, hannibal allowed himself to be seen and to believe he may have found genuine connection. and he had, technically, it just happened to be more brief than he would like

also hey, here to make it so much fucking worse: mads mikkelsen!

hey fuck you dude! what the fuck 😃

also this that tumblr user linpatootie wrote in their recap of the 2015 red dragon con

the idea of hannibal feeling Extra Betrayed because he realised will didn't even realise he loved him makes me want to FUCKING DIE

ok i gotta stop this none of this made any points forget i said anything i hate hannibal

#answered

[royallyprincesslilly]

Title: Give In (Part I)

Idris Elba X Reader “Zanzee” Mini Series (6 Part Mini Series)

 Warning: Don’t feel like giving one.

 Word Count: 4.4K

 Summary: For the past 5 months you (Zanzee) has worked on the set of the “Hobbs & Shaw” movie. She works close to all the main actors and is there to answer any whim they may have as the "Set Concierge". She holds herself to a high professional level and refuses to stray from the right side of that pesky, thin grey line that those in the entertainment industry easily jump over.

Inspired by this pic:

Note: Will go through 1 week in the life of Zanzee Grant. Ya’ll I’m afraid this is as close as I will EVER get to a one shot. SMH. I cannot write a one shot to save my life.

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Monday

“Z, I don’t know how you have not jumped all over that man,” Andra said through the speaker phone. You snorted to yourself and slightly shook your head as you continued to apply your mascara.

 “What man?”

 “Have your pick girl, you work with three of the sexiest men I’ve ever seen,” she loudly chimed in.

 She wasn’t lying.

 “Work for, not with, for,” you emphasized.

 “For, with, whatever it needs to be under or on top if you ask me. Come on Z, lie to me and tell me you’ve never thought of the hottest foursome in your life with little ol’ you at the center of it. three different flavors of men, African chocolate, Samoan caramel and British vanilla, mm-mm-mm,” Andra exaggerated. You couldn’t help but laugh loudly.

 Of all your friends Andra was the most outspoken, the one who didn’t censor and never hid what she thought or felt. She was also the one you were closest to. It must have been something with opposites attract. You were not like Andra. Where she loved to be the center of attention all the time, you liked an equal balance, and where she was outspoken all the time, you had times where you shied away from revealing too much about yourself, or too much in general. Yeah at times you didn’t have a censor but more time than not you lived a particularly strict existence. You preferred to always show the world a professional face, after all you never knew where your next opportunity would come from and you always wanted to show the best face. Maybe that was your problem, you were boring.

 “Hello!” Andra shouted.

 “I’m here and no I’ve never thought about a foursome. Girl you must be trying to tempt your own death. Have you seen these men? They easily tower me by a foot and at least a hundred and fifty pounds. You have lost your gotdamn mind if you would attempt even a threesome,” you ranted.

 “I would die happily, no questions asked. Any way they want it they will have it, how ever long they want it. use me, use me baby!”

 You continued to laugh, she was insane. You knew your limits, hell you doubted you could handle even one of them, no matter how much you’d imagined that one.

 “It’s cool you don’t have to say it out loud, keep your secrets. Just know every woman alive has thought of this foursome and when this movie comes out those fantasies will increase. All I’m saying is you see them every day, you’re around them all day. you have more than enough opportunity. Why not see which one would take the bite?”

 “Oh my god Andra, no way. I would never--could never. I work for them. You know I’m not like that. it would be so unprofessional and not to mention too cliché. Do you know how many set assistants have probably slept with these actors? Eeck, the thought makes me sick,” you preached atop your soap box.

 “So? As long as they’re not sleeping with them now. Z, everyone has slept with everyone, this is the entertainment industry. You know better than me, you’ve worked on how many sets, interacted with how many of them?”

 She was right, this movie was your thirteenth movie set you’d worked on. Each production got bigger and bigger and each cast more high profile than the last. You’d seen the antics of the celebrities and the rich who thought the world owed them something, so you naturally had to sleep with them because they were the epitome of God himself. While you’d been starstruck a few times, you’d never ever been tempted to cross that line and become another notch on their already carved bedpost, no matter how many sly offers you’d received. You’d received quite a few, not just actors, but directors as well. part of you felt like the entertainment industry was just a revolving door of STDs, a door you refused to touch even with bleach stained gloves and the most durable condom ever created.

 The sound of your doorbell broke you out of your thoughts making you look at the clock on your wall. Six forty-five. Shit, you had fifteen minutes to get to set.

 “Shit, Andra I gotta go. I have fifteen minutes to get to set. I’ll talk to you later,” you rushed out before ending the call.

 You hurried through your apartment gathering your things and hopping into your Timbs to complete the outfit. You were trying to stretch the little time of comfort you had. As you grabbed your purse, and your work bag you ran to the door to look at the face of your driver.

 “Good morning Ms. Grant,” Reynaldo said with a smile.

 “Reynaldo, you’ve driven me every morning for the last five months and I’ve told you to call me Zanzee. Ms. Grant is my mother and she is way more uptight than I am,” you reminded as he held open the black car door for you.

 “I’m sorry, good morning Zanzee,” he corrected with a smile.

 “Good morning Reynaldo.” You sunk down into the backseat of the car and got comfortable. When you heard Reynaldo’s door shut you glanced at the screen of your work phone.

 “Do you think we’ll make it in time?”

 “Of course, it’s me you’re talking to,” Reynaldo joked. You smiled and nodded, he’d never gotten you to set late before.

 You scanned your schedule for the day and saw it was going to be another long day. You then checked the schedule for the actors and your to do list of any requests and checked to ensure any prior requests had been fulfilled. You worked had to make sure that the actors had what they needed and nearly everything they asked for as long as it wasn’t your ass in the air.

You opened an email with the subject, “how did you find it?”. You looked in the body of the email and smiled at the picture of Idris looking shocked while he looked at the package of candy you’d found. It was the same candy he’d told you he was obsessed with as a child. When he told you that they stopped making it and it was the hardest thing to find it made you want to prove him wrong. After almost a day of searching rare candy crafters you’d found it and didn’t hesitate to buy a carton of it and leaving it in his trailer when you left set on Friday.

 You licked your lips as you slowly scanned the picture taking in every detail of his fine as hell face. You leaned your head back and released a small sigh.

 “Everything okay Zanzee?” Reynaldo asked.

 You shook your head, closed the message and got your head back in the game.

 “Yep, everything is great. Thank you.”

 You did your best to slow your heartrate and go back to the professional you were, although with this production you’d been tested as you’d never been before, and you still had nearly two months of filming left.

When the car rolled onto set it was five minutes till seven. You hurried out he car thanking Reynaldo and ran to your small trailer to drop off your purse and get everything you needed for the day. as you ran you waved to familiar faces and took papers that were held out to you. by the time you made it to your trailer your hands were overflowing with papers. You took the time to organize the papers to make sure you didn’t get anything mixed up. you placed the papers in three piles, one pile for Dwayne, the second for Jason and the third for Idris, all script changes or additions. You took up your headset and walkie and attached it to the pocket of your ripped jeans and glanced at yourself in the mirror before rushing out with all the papers.

 “Zanzee!”

 You looked back and saw Tammi, another set assistant. She jogged to your side and kept in stride with you as she spoke.

 “Tonight, the other set crew are going for drinks, are you down?”

 “It’s Monday Tammie, really?”

 “Monday is Friday somewhere. So?” She gave you an expectant look waiting for you to answer.

 “I can’t, I checked the schedules and I don’t think I’ll have even a second to breathe today, I’ll be exhausted. I’ll catch you guys on the next one,” you said.

 “All right, we’ll miss you though,” she said before she jogged off in an opposite direction.

 You ran to Dwayne’s trailer and knocked on the door to no answer.

 “They’re already at the huddle,” a voice yelled.

 “Thanks.”

 You ran again picking up the pace towards where the huddle was. With a minute to spare you ran toward the group of actors needed for the first scene of the day. as you approached you were in time to hear the finishing claps as everyone dispersed.

“There she is,” Dwayne said with a bright smile.

“Here I am.” You stopped in front of them and bent to catch your breath not paying attention to your curly hair flying all around you.

 “I was about to tell Jason you owed us two hundred bucks,” Idris joked. You stood straight and shook your head.

 “Not a chance. I told you, I’m never late. Never have been, never will be. Today is not your lucky day DJ Driis,” you sassily responded.

 Dwayne and Jason laughed at your snarky reply as Idris nodded and held his hands up in defeat.

 “We’ll see. Never is a long time,” Idris replied.

 You smiled and handed each of them their papers and briefly explained it all. as they each scanned the papers you began to walk, a walk they joined you on.

 “So, I’ve checked your schedules for the day it looks pretty cut and dry, except the fact that your third set has been moved down to later this afternoon and these changes are going to be in it. Also, Jason your second set is pushed back until three just before that third set with all three of you,” you explained. He nodded.

 “Dwayne I was able to find those little geisha dolls that you were talking about, they will be in your trailer before lunch. Your fitting has also been changed to around the time of lunch too so hopefully you’re cool with tying them together, you know knock two out for the price of one,” you continued.

 “Got it,” Dwayne answered.

 “All right, oh Idris, your fitting is set for later in the evening, I have to pin point the time with costume, but I’ll keep you posted. I also need your food requests later. usually I have time to grab your coffees before this little huddle, but I’ll have it here in a little bit,” you finished.

“All right, as always great work. The only thing I’d suggest is slowing down, chilling out and cutting loose,” Jason suggested in his prime British accent.

 “Uh-huh, so this slowing down, chilling out and cutting loose should be done when exactly?” you asked.

 “You know when you’re not keeping our lives running smoothly on this crazy train,” he squeezed in nonchalantly as if it were an easy feat. You smirked and nodded.

 “Ah, I see so…when I sleep then. Okay, got it!” you joked with a smile, a smile they returned.

 “I don’t normally agree with Jason, but I agree on this. It might do you some good. Take a sick day,” Idris suggested as he placed his hand on your shoulder. You skin tingled from the warmth of his hand. The tingle traveled across your chest and made your nipples harden.

 “Shit,” you thought, praying no one would notice especially since you were wearing a thin lace bra underneath.

 “Uh, I’ll think about that,” you muttered placing a concealing smile on your face. You felt Idris softly squeeze your shoulder before he hesitated moving his hand as he looked at you. when he dropped his hand to his side, he turned his back to you to look out over the set they were still prepping. You took two steps back from them hoping the new distance would cool your runaway hormones.

 “All right everyone, let’s get to places,” David the director shouted gathering all the attention of everyone around.

 “All right, knock em’ dead. I’ll go get your coffees,” you said before turning from them and walking off.

 Idris watched you walk off, his eyes swept over your back down to the sway of your hips. When he looked next to him at Dwayne and Jason, he masked his expression.

 “What?” he asked.

 “Take a sick day? That’s the best you could come up with?” Jason teased.

 “What’s wrong with that?” Idris asked.

 “It was bad,” Jason informed.

 “So bad,” Dwayne scoffed out as he turned to take his place. Jason shook his head as he followed and soon Idris did as well.

 The day flew by in a whirlwind. Set life was fast paced, and if you couldn’t keep up or be ahead of the groove, you’d never last. You were on the go the majority of the day completing tasks, gathering necessary paperwork, helping out the actors, the set, you were a jack of all trades, you did a little of everything.

 By the time lunch rolled around you’d had four iced lattes and although four was your limit for one day, you felt you’d need three more at least before the day was done. you oversaw Dwayne’s fitting to make sure things went smoothly and stood in with Jason as he filmed his moved scene, and even kept an eye on things when Idris filmed a few of his solo scenes. You had to admit, this movie was going to make a killing at the box office, it was that good.

 On a break you were on the phone trying to smooth out prep for the next day when you heard your name being called across the lot. you looked and saw Dwayne, Jason and Idris sitting waving you over. you slowly walked to them to give yourself enough time to finish your conversation. When you approached you held up your finger and wrapped up the phone call. As you ended the call you smiled at them.

 “Hey guys. What’s up? everything okay? Need something?

 “No, no, relax. Sit down,” Jason said offering you a nearby seat.

 “Uh, I wish I could, but I have a slew of other things to finish up for the day,” you informed jutting your thumb behind you.

 “It can wait, sit,” Dwyane asserted.

 “Or I could complain to David and ask for a new set concierge,” Dwayne threatened. You narrowed your eyes at him, an action Jason and Idris snorted at.

 “You wouldn’t.”

 “Aw, she looks like Tinkerbelle when she gets mad, down to the pouted lips,” Jason teased. I reared my narrowed eyes at him, and in an instant, he rose his hands up in defeat.

 “I might if you don’t sit and take a breather,” Dwayne added. You looked at each of them and shook your head. You sighed before you sat in the free seat.

 “Good, here, have a cupcake, I hear they’re your weakness,” Idris said holding out a colossal cupcake that smelled like coconut and pineapple.

 “I have no weaknesses,” you said taking the cupcake before you sat back in the seat crossing your legs. You tore into the cupcake and moaned your satisfaction as the sweet coconutty flavor erupted over your taste buds.

“Good?” Jason asked.

 “Didn’t realize how hungry I was until just now,” you answered.

 You all sat in silence for a few moments as you ate. You didn’t notice the looks Dwayne and Jason exchanged with Idris. You were too lost in the deliciousness of the cupcake. When Idris didn’t speak Jason shook his head.

 “So, Zanzee, we know next to nothing about you when you know almost everything about us,” he began.

 “I don’t believe I know almost everything about you guys,” you corrected.

 “I’m sure you do. You know the inseam of my pants, you know everything,” Dwyane joked. You snorted and laughed covering your mouth. All three of them smiled.

 “The point is we want to know more. You’re probably the best set concierge I’ve ever had, and I’ve been acting a long time,” Jason added.

 “Aw, that’s sweet Jason, thank you.”

 “So, tell us a little about yourself,” Jason began again. You licked icing off your finger before sucking your bottom lip into your mouth.

 “What do you want to know?”

 “Is there a Mr. Zanzee?” Dwyane asked.

 “Uh, no. I work way too much to have any time for anyone else,” you confessed.

 “So, it’s not because you’ve sworn off men or something?” Jason pressed.

 You knitted your eyebrows together at how specific the question got.

 “Uh, nope, haven’t sworn off anything.”

 “Okay. Since you’re single what do you look for in a partner?” Dwayne asked. You paused chewing and looked at him confusion filling you. You finished the cupcake in your mouth thinking if you should continue the conversation. This could turn unprofessional in an instant.

 “Um, why’s it important?” you asked.

 “It’s not, just asking. A lot of people who work in entertainment have such different wants than those who work in a normal career,” Dwayne covered.

 “Um, well I don’t really consider myself working in entertainment, I have a regular job, you guys are the ones who aren’t…regular. So, my wants are pretty simple,” you explained.

 “What are those wants?” Idris voiced. You looked at him and stared over his face. The first thought in your head to say was your face between my thighs but you quickly shook it from your head. You looked down to the half-eaten cupcake giving yourself time to mask our true wants, the wants you were actually ashamed of.

 “Um, you know someone honest, kind, funny, giving, intelligent, humble, and passionate,” you listed off not looking at any of them.

 “No mention of looks, do looks not matter?” Jason asked.

 You smirked and bit into the cupcake again and shrugged, before you spoke you placed your hand in front of your mouth.

 “Looks matter less than chemistry,” you added.

 “So, you don’t limit yourself to a type?” Dwyane responded.

 “Look wise, no, I limit myself with a personality type,” you clarified.

Silence ensued again, you chanced a look to Idris and found he was already staring at you. The way he looked at you took your breath away and released a gush in your panties. You slowly licked your lips and watched his eyes drop to your lips. You were tempted to bite into them, but you held your restraint no matter how difficult it was.

 “Zanzee,” came a voice to your right. You broke the stare and looked at Ethan, another set assistant.

 “Hey Ethan, what’s up?”

 “Uh, wanted to know if you had a few minutes wanted to talk to you,” he informed.

 “Uh, yeah sure.” You looked to the three men in front of you and rose from the chair.

 “Thanks for the cupcake guys, I’ll catch you guys later, don’t forget the fitting at six Idris,” you reminded before you walked away with Ethan.

 Idris watched you walk off and watched Ethan give your body a once over, he clenched his jaw.

 “I’d say you fit the list,” Dwayne spoke up as he looked to Idris.

“Woah, woah, what?”

 “Ah come on guy, it’s pretty obvious you have a thing for our set concierge,” Jason said under his breath. Idris looked at the two of them with faux confusion.

 “Nah, you’ve got it wrong mate,” he tried to dismiss.

 “No mate, I think we have it right. Make a move already,” Dwayne urged.

 Idris scoffed and shook his head.

 “She’s into you. Did you see the way she just looked at you? That was too long of a stare for it to be an empty one,” Jason explained. Idris continued to watch you walk away thinking about Jason’s words. After a few moments he stood, shook his head and dismissed the thought.

 “I’m not that guy. Plus, you’re seeing things, she’s not into me, everything proves it. Get off it and let’s get to work,” Idris said as he walked away. Jason and Dwayne shook their heads and exchanged a laugh.

 “I give it to the end of the week,” Dwyane said as he stood.

 “A week? Nah, I’m giving it the end of Wednesday,” Jason countered. The two of them shook hands at the bet.

That night you walked into Idris’ trailer just as the costume director Marnie was working with him. Idris turned and give you a welcoming nod as he continued his phone conversation.

 “Tell Mark I’ll think about it. all right thanks mate,” he said before he ended the call.

“Sorry, just got word I’m in the running for Bond,” he explained. Your jaw dropped.

 “Really?”

 “Yeah, Daniel’s had his fill and some how my name got thrown into the mix. Now they want me to meet with the writers.”

 “And you said you’d think about it? are you insane? Do you know how huge Bond is plus do you know how huge this would be for the black community? You would be the first ever black Bond. The first ever, ever, ever!” you enthusiastically emphasized.

 He smiled and nodded.

 “I take it you like James Bond?”

 “Well not directly, but if you played him, I’d definitely like him,” you rushed out without thinking. you pinched your lips and closed your eyes as the implications.

 “Really?”

 “Uh, yeah, you’d be representing for the black community, showing that roles are not racially exclusive. It’d be huge,” you finished. He studied you a moment and nodded.

 You cleared your throat and tried to reel in your inner fan girl to stuff her back into her box.

 “Anyway, your dinner will be here as soon as Marnie here is finished, then you’re not expected back on set until eight fifteen,” you informed. He nodded and turned his back facing you.

 You took the time to look over his back and the muscles that refused to hide even underneath his black v-neck t-shirt. You slowly scanned his shoulder blades down his spin to his taunt waist. Then your eyes dropped to her perfect ass. The ass was not your favorite part of a man but with an ass like his you could not help but admire it. You chewed the inner corner of your bottom lip and lazily dragged your eyes over almost every inch of him.

 The man was built for admiration. In all your years working productions you’d never been more attracted to anyone, he was your first. The first actor you’d ever thought of accidentally walking in on in their trailer. The first actor you’d been tempted to cross that professional line with. The last five months of production had been torture. During the days you had intense daydreams that all revolved around his lips and hands and him whispering dirty things in his sexy British accent, and then your nights possessed unrelenting wet dreams that made you toss and turn and wake up feeling unfulfilled and in a heightened state of anxiousness.

 “Zanzee.”

 Someone saying your name brought you out of your daydream to see Marnie and Idris both watching you. you prayed the expression on your face didn’t give away how badly you wanted to push him against a wall. You cleared your throat coming back to life.

 “Yes.”

 “Can you help me a second?” Marnie asked. You noticed Idris smirk to himself before he turned his back to you again.

 “Sure, what do you need? You responded.

 “Come here and hold this,” Marnie requested. You approached her crouched down figure and stooped next to her.

 “Okay, hold what?

 Marnie directed you to hold the fabric at the back of his calf.

 “You must have grown, these fit perfect four months ago,” Marnie voiced.

 “Must be all that hard muscle you put on for the role,” you answered without much thought.

 “You noticed?” Idris asked spinning his head back to look at you. You quickly looked at him only to look away shrugging it off.

 “Everyone did, I’m sure Marnie will have this fitting like new in no time.”

 “All right, don’t let that go Zanzee, matter of fact tie off that thread for me,” Marnie requested. You did as you were told.

 “Idris turn please, Zanzee gather the hem for me.”

He turned around, and you leaned in closer and bent lower to gather the material hanging around his sock clad ankle.

 “Thanks Zanzee.” Marnie said taking the fabric to continue her process.

 You rose your head not realizing how close you were to him until it was too late. Your forehead came right in contact with his crotch. You heard him release a low grunt and saw him nudge his hips forward. Your eyes met his and it was clear the both of you knew what had just happened. Everything in you said fuck it, just do it while your head fought against you saying remain composed, remain professional. Your eyes dropped to his crotch and your head lost. You sunk your teeth into your bottom lip and your mind was gone in a second imagining what was behind the fabric of the pants. His hips jerked forward again and with that you looked back to him and saw something you were sure was wishful thinking on your part. His gaze was hot and unmasked, it spoke of intrigue, and something close to longing. The intensity in his eyes was so much you knew if you looked any longer you would say fuck your professionalism and find out why some women in tabloids called him “Big Driis” It was enough to force you to your feet with the quickness.

 “Uh, um…I—I um, I have to go. I have other things to screw…do, do, I meant do. Marnie all good here? Good? Okay, bye,” you stammered out as you made your way out colliding with almost every object in the trailer. Once you made it to the door you didn’t dare look back.

To Be Continued...

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WHAT THE WINGS ALBUM WAS ALL ABOUT: The Final Answer?

BTS THEORY POST #3  - Master List HERE

Now it’s 2019 and it’s all about Boy with Luv, and yet some people might STILL be confused about WINGS -probably gave it up as a bad job a long time ago like me lol. Right? Well, LOOK NO FURTHER. I’ve got you on this one- if you care to take the dive in to my brain (and extensive research) I’ve done my BEST to make it as easy to read as possible :’)

LONG POST AHEAD c: - unless you’re just scrolling past (You nice. Keep going!) 

So I KNOW, this particular era’s music videos had the entire fandom going ballistic, losing their last few brain cells trying to figure out what the actual HELL was going on. (The Japanese version of BS&T released 7 months later just made me want to throw my computer through the wall istg. I don’t joke.) 

It’s ALL because they chose to base it on a deeply philosophical novel that seems to be very popular in the Korean school curriculum, though written by a German a hundred years ago. (1919 to be precise)

YES. (The book being Demian by Hermann Hesse) And yes, if he hadn’t, the fandom would still have half the brain cells they lost trying to put theories together. Not ranting, the concept was incredible.

BUT, I think I’ve (dare I say it?) finally understood what they were actually trying to say. I mean, really trying to convey through this whole concept IN. REAL. LIFE. (Stay with me on this: WINGS, while being the most incomprehensible album was also, in case you forgot, the most personal album they’ve ever released. The 7 SOLOS! Co-written by the members themselves??) Made me think that there’s more to it than meets the eye- more than just an outrageously daring concept- and I surprised myself by blowing my own mind with the answer. 

THE CATCH is that in order to understand my interpretation of and the answer to WINGS, you need to understand the story of Emil Sinclair in Demian. (Yeah sorry, I actually read the whole book) And THAT’S why this theory is divided into 2 parts: 

Pt. 1 is a nice, long explanation of Demian for you

Pt. 2 will be the actual analysis, interpretation and MY THEORY

Happy reading :’)

Pt. 1 - A DETAILED EXPLANATION of Demian and everything in WINGS  that is based on the book

Okay. So WHY am I focusing a lot on the book, Demian, you ask?BECAUSE:

It’s DIRECTLY quoted in ALL the music videos of the album.

Some MVs have whole scenes (Begin, BS&T) or symbols that are directly from the book.

It is a text that RM found inspirational; Which means he’s read it and understood it completely. (And RM co-wrote all the member’s solos. More on this laters.)

Basically, this entire album’s concept came out of this book.

BigHit. Knows. US. They chose this book on purpose. We were meant to read into this like our lives depended on it.

DISCLAIMER: I have taken the most accurate explanation I found in my research for this post, summarized it and added my own thoughts to it. But if you want to be xxxtra you can refer to it here because it links WINGS to to the previous eras.

OKAY. LET’S GET IT.

First of all, understand that: 

● The book 'Demian' is also known as 'The story of Emil Sinclair's youth'.

● The book is written from Sinclair's point of view

THE MAJOR CHARACTERS:

Emil Sinclair is the protagonist of the novel. Sinclair is confused as to what his life is, and is going to be, and constantly seeks mentorship throughout the novel.

Max Demian is a childhood friend, who is 2 years older and a mentor of Sinclair. Demian leads Sinclair to his eventual self-realization.

Frau Eva is Max Demian's mother. She steadily becomes Sinclair's ideal characterisation in life, first in his pictures and visions, then in person.

Pistorius is a rector, an organist at a local church, and a temporary mentor for Sinclair. Pistorius teaches Sinclair how to look inside himself for spiritual guidance.

Abraxas, is a mixture of God and the devil | Kromer, the boy who initially pulls Sinclair into sin before Sinclair meets Demian, after which he isn’t important.

THE MAJOR CHARACTERS IN CONNECTION WITH BTS (this part just might leave you jungshooketh) 

(Don’t worry if any of the following confuses you, it’ll all become clear later as I explain in detail!) 

SO THE CHARACTERS OF DEMIAN AS THE MEMBERS OF BTS :

Straightforwardly:

EACH member, except Namjoon, represents Sinclair in 6 different stages of his life. Jungkook, Jimin, Taehyung, Yoongi, Hoseok and Seokjin - They are each Sinclair in their own respective stories. 

Namjoon represents Pistorius; he is the only member who doesn’t represent Sinclair at any point.

Now for the Duality: 

Remember the official BU member pairings? It’s YoonKook, JiHope, and VMon, and Jin, alone.

So the hyung line: Yoongi, Hoseok and Namjoon are ALSO the Demians in the lives of their paired Sinclair- the maknae line, respectively: Jungkook, Jimin and Taehyung. 

The maknae line never represent Demian at any point; they’re each only ever Sinclair.

Jin always stood alone, hence has both Sinclair and Demian in him.

Hoseok also represents Eva at one point in his story. 

OKAY? So consider one last thing:

To explain the ideas in the book we can say that Sinclair’s friend Demian is in fact a part of Sinclair’s own subconscious, which he brings to life in order to deal with his changing world. (Think Calvin and Hobbes: where Hobbes is really Calvin’s own, usually opposing, subconscious.)

IF we consider Demian a part of Sinclair, that means other characters could also be a manifestation of Sinclair’s mind, right?

Well, in fact Eva, Demian’s mother is also a part of Sinclair’s mind. 

This makes the book simpler and easier to understand.

[NOTE: I'm repeating that Demian and Eva aren't actually real people ONLY FOR EXPLANATION PURPOSES. It does make sense but is purely on the surface. The Pt.2 - Analysis will consider the deeper theory.]

FINALLY, it’s now explanation tiiiime

1) Jungkook and Begin: THE FIRST STAGE OF SINCLAIR’S YOUTH. (The first taints in his purity)

JK = the earliest childhood of Sinclair/ The Sinclair at the start of his story

EXPLANATION: 

1)THE BOOK 

Sinclair, the child, is innocent and strongly believes in Jehova- the Jewish god. 

He looks up to his sisters and respects his parents a lot. According to him, the heaven is where his parents are. 

He encounters Kromer, a bad influence, and in order to impress him lies that he stole apples from the village farmer.

Kromer holds this against him and blackmails him in exchange for keeping this a secret. Sinclair carries this as a huge burden on his own.

With that small lie, which eventually leads to others, he made his first step into the dark world of sin, but still lived in the world of his parents, one of light and purity.

For the first time has a sense that there is more to the world than what he learns in school and from his parents. 

2) THE SHORT FILM

Unlike the others, JK is seen to be pure and doesn't do anything destructive. 

This JK / Sinclair has begun his life as a mentally precocious fifteen-year-old boy. 

He wakes up from a nightmare, but reality seems to be worse.

Like Sinclair, he realises that his reality has changed, that there is more going on in his world. This is also a reason why he cries. (The other explained in Pt. 2)

3) THE LYRICS of Begin in the film, 

Basically state “The 15 year old me who didn’t have anything" 

Which equals to JungKook, the Kpop Idol at the inception of his career, parallel to Sinclair, the child, at the inception of losing his innocence. 

Career = the losing of innocence (The beginning of the end of his pure childhood/ the start of his journey to find himself)

4) THE QUOTES:

THE DEMIAN BOOK QUOTE at the beginning of the short film - 'The realms of day and night. Two different worlds coming from two opposite poles mingled during this time' 

MEANS: Pure Sinclair (JK) believes that there are 2 different realms, day and night/ dark and light/ GOOD and EVIL. - which NOW ‘begin’ to merge during this period of early childhood. 

THE HANGUL QUOTE

About 50 seconds in reads, “The dawn right before the sun rises is the darkest.” (Lyric from an older song ‘Tomorrow’ thanks @btsvsmysanity) --> 

Stepping into this dawn = Begin. 

Because Begin is when he first enters the dark realm. The dawn represents his journey through the dark realm- the sunrise, his final coming-of-age.

5) SYMBOLS: 

THE WHISTLE, at the start of the short film 

Kromer often whistled to summon Sinclair and threaten him. 

Sinclair is afraid of Kromer who represents the dark realm and so, he even feared the whistle and panicked whenever he heard it. 

Sometimes he would be so caught up in his fears that he heard the whistle even in his dreams and woke up terrified. 

6) LINKING JK to Yoongi: 

THE PAINTING of the face - 

This is a scene much later in the book. Sinclair keeps denying his attraction to Demian and tries to find things he can project it onto, so one day he buys a picture of a beautiful woman. 

She reminds him of someone but he doesn't know of whom yet and he calls her "Beatrice". 

He then treats her as a lover and a goddess until he one day realizes that the painting is not perfect so he starts to redraw it and does this over and over again until it looks completely like Demian/Yoongi and has even more meaning to him. (Source: allkpop forum, user ‘DISABLED#4′)  

Later he pins the painting to a window and when the sun rays pass through it, the painting has the features of JK /Sinclair himself! 

(Further ahead in the book he discovers that the painting is of Eva. Now consider the subconscious concept I explained before? : it makes things simpler if Sinclair IS Demian and is ALSO Eva. However, this is NOT evident in WINGS so it is irrelevant)

THE LETTER -

 JK Sinclair has sent the painting to Demian and who sent a reply.

That’s why the letter he holds first is a picture of Yoongi/ Demian which he drops, and then it changes to a picture of a sparrow hawk bird when he picks it up- Signifying the sending and receiving of the letter by Sinclair.

In Demian’s letter was written (as in the book): "The bird fights the egg, the egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to god. This god's name is Abraxas". (Quote from Jin’s Awake, Analysed in Pt. 2) 

That's why JK has the shadow of a bird at the end of the short film. He has destroyed his pure world and found himself instead.

7) THE UNRESOLVED THINGS in the film: 

Because these are unrelated to Demian and belong PURELY to the Bangtan Universe Story I will not explain it here:

Maybe in a seperate post: just know that it’s all in the BU story told in Save Me, the Webtoon

The sudden rain, The painting and piano catching fire, The blood spatter, The water splatter, The water sloshing down the painting, The sound of a car crash, Glass shattering, Birds flying etc.

8) LASTLY: 

The painting catches fire and the glass shatters. Shattering of glass can be considered a transition from his childhood to his adolescence. More like, Jungkook/ Sinclair breaks out of his childhood because he has sinned- and steps in to Lie. 

Because Part 1 IS NOW LONGER THAN I ANTICIPATED  I will spread it across a couple of numbered posts.

CONTINUE TO PT 1.2 - Jimin’s LIE 

I stopped here for this post because the introduction was very long as it is. Feedback is very welcome! If you’ve read until the end, that is (thank you!) :’) (Sorry, if you’ve already read and understood Demian and don’t really need this explanation (You rock) but you’ll have to be patient for Pt. 2!)

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Sheeesh!!! It's happening again. All these huge news came out just a day after I posted the last Random-News-Digest. I could've included them in that post instead!!! Personal ranting aside, let's get right through the news then... PS: Yeah, this one arrives a little early than usual, because I have to go off the grid for a while. At least until I return from embarking another exploration to the far off galaxy this week... ;D

Disney Live Action

Guy Ritchie is doing the live action adaptation for "Aladdin"? I'm sure you've already heard about that. The movie is going to be an action musical with Middle Eastern leads who have natural talents in singing and dancing? You've heard this before early last month? Well, it's a first for me, but of course... hell yes! That's GREAT news. But did you know which actor Ritchie is currently approaching to play the magical Genie? The answer is... much to everyone's surprise: Will Smith!

Okay, this casting? I'm not too sure about. The last time we had an African-American as a geenie was Shaquille O'Neal in "Kazaam", and that was... uhm, how do I put it? ODD? Not saying I don't like the idea, or that Smith's a bad actor, nor that I'm being racist or anything. I guess I just can't see the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" in this role. And if we're indeed going about race, why couldn't we get another Middle Eastern actor, or at least an Indian for the job? Someone who's more 'racially appropriate'. Of course Smith's appeal is understandable. He's an actual singer so he'll nail the musical part nicely, a natural Oscar-darling for dramatic moments, and has comedic chops that might rival the late Robin Williams. Even if I feel Williams is pretty much irreplacable in this role.

The problem with Smith however, is that he has turned down Tim Burton's "Dumbo" before. That was due to scheduling issue with "Bad Boys 3". That Michael Bay movie had just lost its director, thus putting it on an uncertain delay, yet Smith hasn't walked back to "Dumbo". Thus suggesting that he's probably just not 'keen on' the project. If that's any indication, could we even expect Smith to take a higher coveted role like the Genie instead? Many seems to doubt it. Beside, the current situation is, he's just in "early talks" for this role, and we know that in Hollywood, that means 'nothing is yet set in stone'. Or legal papers, if you prefer to be more modernly accurate. LOL.

If I have a voice in this movie's production, I say just let Genie become a fully CG character. You know, like those household members in "Beauty and the Beast"? Thus they can get practically anyone who's NOT Will Smith to voice the role. Someone who has strong comedic timing, and is equally masterful at singing. Hmmm... why am I suddenly reminded of Seth McFarlane? Perhaps, because he was a standout in Illumination's "Sing!" last year? He can even be a prolific Broadway actor. What about Jamie Fox, Hugh Jackman, Nathan Lane, or... LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA? I think those names are much better choices than Smith. Here's a completely random suggestion though: Timothy Omundson, or Ben Presley from "Galavant"!!! They live in UK, have worked with Alan Menken before, for a Disney's ABC series, and CAN totally sing. Anyway, we can expect confirmation to this pretty soon, because apparently the casting call explicitly stated that: "Rehearsals begin April 2017. Shooting July 2017-January 2018 in the UK.". And April is about to end pretty soon! LOL.

DC Films

Here's a quick one from Warner Bros and DC! Because as we all should understand by now, they won't ever let Marvel take the whole week of spotlight onto themselves, right? They just need to sneak a completely random news of development here and there. This time, it's from Joss Whedon, whose name has been kindly talked about recently thanks to Kevin Feige kindly mentioning him during Marvel Studios' open house. And this news came from a very ironic place too: The red carpet premiere of the new Guardians movie! LOL to that.

The news was, well, Whedon is NOT looking for a big name to fill in her lead actress for "Batgirl". He said clearly, "I don’t have my eye on anyone. I’m creating this character, I’m in a dialogue with her, and then we’ll see who joins that later on. I doubt it’ll be a name.", which means she can be anyone. Whedon had a soft spot for Oscar-nominee Saoirse Ronan before ended up going with Elizabeth Olsen for Wanda Maximoff in "Avengers: Age of Ultron". And his TV works have always involved a strong female lead, like Sarah Michelle-Gellar in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". So he can practically choose any actress for the character, including a relatively unknown. The big question though, how does WB feel about this? And considering the studio's really BAD habbit of pointlessly putting reference, will this actress debuted in "The Batman" before her solo movie? Which means she needs to be cast right away. We'll have to wait and see how this develops.

Wait a sec... turns out this news didn't really come from WB after all. But due to Variety asking Whedon about the project, when they bumped into him at the premiere. So not WB's intentional spotlight-hogging trick this time around. LOL. Sorry WB, my bad. This is why you shouldn't do that to other studios, as people would easily assume you're doing it again and again eventhough you're guilty of charge. Ahahahaha... *sigh*.

Fast and Furious

"The Fate of the Furious", which is a dumb title albeit a nice little twist on 'F8', raced through the box office and conquered the winning lane ever since it debuted. It has even amassed a record breaking global opening of all time, beating 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"! But with the franchise started getting a little... tiring, the question is, for how much longer it has the engine to keep on running? If the latest statement by producer Neal Moritz is to be believed, we're going to see this drug race-inspired movie - at least - up to "Fast and Furious 10". Which might be dumbly named "Fasten Your Seatbelt". Get it? LOL. That's already one more than the previously reported "Fast and Furious 9" by the way. Remember when Lucas Black was approached to do it until 9, but ended up a no-show in 8?

It certainly ain't stopping anytime soon though. Why? Because already, a plan is in motion for a... spinoff. Yikes! Yes, because apparently, due to the much publicized rift (is it real or fake? That has been settled though, I think... *sigh*) between lead actor Vin Diesel, and new regular Dwayne Johnson, it seems fans are now shipping Johnson's Luke Hobbs with Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw. Yep, the bad guy who killed Sung Kang's Han Seoul-Oh. Seriously, will Han's death ever be avenged? I haven't seen the eighth movie yet, but it sounded like Hobbs and big bro Shaw (while lil bro Shaw was singing his way in "Beauty and the Beast") actually had... great chemistry together?

It's currently 'in talks' stage for now, but I can already see it happening. Particularly considering The Rock would do any film, while Statham is in need of another franchise after his participation in "The Expendables 4" is put into question. Chris Morgan is expected to write, and the timeline would put it between the 8th and 9th movie. I'm not too sure about this idea, but perhaps, somewhere along the line we might be seeing a Han and Gal Gadot's Giselle "Mr & Mrs Smith"-esque movie along the way? Especially after Gadot's profile will get another significant boost following this year's "Wonder Woman". I'd certainly would watch that.

X-Men Universe

Now here's what I consider a rather 'dumb' report serving the headlines for "Deadpool 2". Actress Leslie Uggams is set to reprise her role as Blind Al in the sequel. Why is that dumb? Duh... because she's an important element of the first movie, stealing scene every single time she showed up. It would be a crime to not have her back! Not to mention, he's Wade's roommate. What I'm curious to know however, is whether Morena Baccarin will indeed reprise her role as Vanessa as well. I sure hope she will, otherwise it would mess up continuity... not that FOX have actually cared about it. Then again, Deadpool could've gotten away with it by turning it as a mockery excuse towards FOX. While at the same time, punching jabs towards Marvel Studios' case of Pepper Potts and Jane Foster. Ain't that a good idea, right?

Oh yeah, by the way, FOX has announced the official release date for the movie! Eventhough the first movie opened in February, its success has apparently warranted this sequel to change gears into a Summer movie. Yes, it will now open in June 1st, 2018. Which is a rather crowded spot, since Disney has "Han Solo: A Star Wars Movie" to open in the previous week, and the following week has WB's all-female "Ocean's 8" and Paramount's "Bumblebee" movie. Is this a wise move, then? I doubt. That's the way it is with FOX though, they don't give a damn about things like this. They've also set up Josh Boone's "New Mutants" to arrive on April 13th, 2018. Which is, a few months... AHEAD. Huh?

And a little movie called "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" that will arrive in November 2nd, 2018. Squaring off directly against Disney's "Mulan" live action revisit, this news just came in several hours ago (thank Jesus I can add it before this post goes up *sigh*)! Nope, don't be mistaken, it's not "X-Men: The Last Stand" that practically ruined the franchise the first time. It's a... reboot of said movie? Meaning it has the ultimate potential (same story, same WRITER) to do the same? LOL. Need I remind you, these are 3 different movies, set in an entirely 3 different timeline/universe, right? Once again, LOL to that.

Aaaaanyway. With the uncertainty of WB to produce any DC Films earlier than December's "Aquaman", looks like FOX is snatching all the empty superhero slots, eh? The only empty space is in January, March, and August to October, with SONY's "Venom" already dated in the last one. So NICE move to FOX....!!! I guess? *sigh*

Avatar

This is a direct follow up to the above paragraph. Remember the James Cameron's sequel that was supposed to open on December 2018, but got delayed and thus became occupied by "Aquaman"? Yep, I know what you're thinking. This whole release date business already sounds like a confusing game of chess! Well, brace yourself, because "Avatar 2", the sequel we never even asked, will now open on December 18th, 2020. Eeeeh? Not kidding. But what took Cameron so long to get one done? The answer is, because he's doing all FOUR sequels altogether. Yes, "Avatar 3" has been scheduled to open on December 17th, 2021, while "Avatar 4" and "Avatar 5" are coming in December 20th, 2024 and December 19th, 2025 respectively. Ain't that a mouthful to write! Those, if there's any among you, who are waiting for these... sequels, should be really happy to hear this news. You have 5 years of Avatar-time! You've got to hand it to Cameron though. This here is risky business. VERY risky. I can't even imagine what would happen if the 2nd movie is a bomb.

Marvel Studios

Let's start with the juiciest part! Just last week, I speculated that Marvel Studios will announce the female director for "Captain Marvel" when they return to Hall H of this year's San Diego Comic Con. Well, this is Marvel Studios, a studio known for catching people off guard, and they've done it again. Not just for one, but a double surprise at the same time.

Yes, the director for their first female-led female-centric movie has indeed been selected. And it's not one, but TWO of them! Marvel Studios officially announced (first reported by Variety) that Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have been assigned to helm the project. So to you who wanted a female director, you get one. And those who prefer a male director, also get one. Fair and square!!! Intriguingly, their names weren't even part of the frontrunners list, so it certainly caught almost everyone by surprise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, apparently Marvel Studios met with several female directors since last summer; from Niki Caro (who has been hired to do "Mulan" instead), Lesli Linka Glatter, Lorene Scafaria, to Lucia Aniello, and Quicksilver's real life wife Sam Taylor-Johnson, with Jennifer Kent and Jennifer Yuh also in the early mix; before ultimately settling in on this "Mississippi Grind" duo. Turns out, they've managed to impress the studio with their vision for the movie, which put focus on elevating character's journey beneath all the spectacle. Sounds like something right up on Marvel Studios' alley, huh?

Just like the Russo Brothers, Boden and Fleck have done more TV based project, instead of big features. Does the similarity to Anthony and Joe feels more than mere coincidence? Clearly Marvel is taking their first female-led superhero VERY seriously. I wouldn't be surprised if Carol Danvers will be taking Steve Rogers' important role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe going forward. To be honest, I'm not at all familiar with the duo's work, not on movies ("It's Kind of a Funny Story", "Sugar", "Half Nelson"), nor TV ("The Affair", "Billions"). But I'm hearing good things about them, and considering Marvel Studios has a powerful knack in choosing who they partnered with (particularly ever since they no longer serve under Ike Perlmutter), I've completely put my trust in their decision. Lest we forget, people doubted that Joss Whedon, James Gunn, and also the Russos would deliver before. And now their movies are considered among MCU's best. With the smart and loveable Oscar-winner Brie Larson more than excited to front, a script currently in progress by Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve, and an official production targetting a February 2018 start, "Captain Marvel" will arrive on March 8th, 2019.

After debuting their first worldwide tour in Tokyo, Japan, the Los Angeles Red Carpet Premiere for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" has been held on Friday. As always, the glamorous event took place at the El Capitan Theatre. Unlike previous movies, I couldn't catch the live stream of this premiere, because I'm running out of data charge on my internet! After all, when you're saving up money to watch the movie (tickets' pre-ordered by the way, yaaaay! XD), you have no choice but to wait until early next month to get it reinvigorated. Whoops, let's get back on track. Most of the cast attended the celebration. Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, co-president Louis D'Esposito, VFX producer Victoria Alonso, and director James Gunn were obviously leading the pack. They were joined by returning actors Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan, Michael Rooker, and Sean Gunn, as well as new cast members Pom Klementieff, Chris Sullivan, Elizabeth Debicki, and Tommy Flanagan. Veteran actors Kurt Russel and Sylvester Stallone were also in attendance, with a surprise appearance of one David Hasselfhoff! Okay, I didn't even know he has a part in this movie. I thought his name in the recently released Original Soundtrack was just pure coincidence. By the way, said album's tracklist could potentially be considered spoilerish, so you might want to avoid it the way I do.

Another press junket was held following the premiere, and the folks behind this movie has been spilling additional details here and there. The kind of information that you would want to steer away and avoid, if like me, you don't want to be spoiled ahead of the game. This could range from the simplest bit like: - Various critics' reviews as well as the first accumulated RottenTomatoes score can be expected to arrive very soon. So check your favorite entertainment sites in the next 24 hours or more, to see what their journalists have to say about this movie. I'm personally avoiding the internet after this to avoid spoilers, and will get back once I've seen the movie. 3 days from now! YAAASSS!!! \(^o^)/ - The fact that the movie's core theme is about family. Sean Gerber of Modern Myth Media, even said that the movie was "pure love", and something that should be watched together with their family. Gunn even dedicated this movie to his parents during the LA premiere. - That baby Groot is the star of the movie! Even fellow Marvel Studios director Peyton Reed thought he could win an Oscar! - New official images released on Entertainment Weekly that hinted towards various plot points. - A supposed Nathan Fillion's cameo that got edited out. Complete with proof by the actor himself, that turned out to nothing but a... prank? LOL. Though it's possible he's indeed the actor that Gunn openly admitted had to cut during post production. - About "the collector’s museum"-level Easter-Eggs-filled scene that went out in the cutting room... and might not be available as the Deleted Scenes. - About a surprise pop star cameo. - To the more complex one, like the removal of one character by the name of... *drumrolls* Adam Warlock!

Yes, turns out the Warlock was originally a major part of "Vol. 2"! Confirming that it was indeed his cocoon we saw in the first movie, but was decided to be saved for later movies. Once again, Gunn has been pretty open about this before, as he said that the script originally had 'one other' member of the team that he unfortunately had to let go. Yes, he WAS talking about Warlock, as the decision to omit him was because "it was one character too many and I didn’t want to lose Mantis and Mantis was more organically part of the movie anyway. So I decided to save him for later.". Gunn expressed his love for him though, eventhough we also shouldn't expect to see Warlock in "Avengers: Infinity War" as well, much to fans dismay. Nevertheless, Feige gave assurance that we will definitely see this important cosmic being in future movies.

By future, I believe we can expect this important character to show up later in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", or even earlier in the UNTITLED 2019's Avengers movie. As I've always said, Adam Warlock is an amazing character because he's basically serving as both protagonist and antagonist due to his alter-ego Magus. And the prospect of having him playing a crucial role in future Marvel cosmic universe is enough as an excuse for me. Gunn stated to EW, that the "the three movies work together as a whole, they’re going to tell one story,". Which is exactly the reason why he agreed and excited to continue with "Vol. 3". Don't forget, we're getting Warlock's comic-book's 'sister' Ayesha and her golden-skinned race in this second movie. It would be very obvious, if Warlock will indeed take the follow up spotlight on "Vol. 3". One more thing, Gunn's collaboration with Marvel Studios won't be stopping after "Vol. 3". Birth.Movies.Death speculated, that Gunn is basically the architect of Marvel Studios' future cosmic universe, and I'm inclined to agree on that. Which his role important going forward. After all, Feige himself stated that Gunn "could easily oversee additional stories beyond Vol. 3.". I honestly can't wait to see what we can expect next in the massive galactic side of MCU, considering some of its more popular properties like Galactus, or Silver Surfer, are owned by FOX.

With one movie of 2017 out of the way, when can we expect the 2nd one then? The Los Angeles premiere for "Spider-Man: Homecoming" has been set for June 28th, 2017. Similar to the case of "Vol. 2", we can expect first screening reactions, critics reviews, and all the information dump related to Tom Holland's solo movie, beginning on early June. Or perhaps, much earlier? Yep, L.A. Times shared a new official photo of Spidey inside a pipe, accompanied by a breakdown of what his VERY convenient suit can do. After all, it's Tony Stark's creation! LOL. There's another one from EW, included in an article that focused on director Jon Watts' and Holland's experience with the production, considering the two "were in the same boat". In case you forget, "Homecoming" is the only MCU movie this year that takes place on Earth! So in that sense, it could be considered an important movie, because it's one of two that will directly lead up towards "Infinity War".

The other one is of course, Ryan Coogler's "Black Panther" that will arrive February 16th next year. A movie that had just wrapped production in Atlanta, but already sounds stunningly promising in many delicate ways: first female cinematographer in Rachel Morrison, dashing 'tribal-modern fusion' costumes by Oscar nominee Ruth E. Carter, fully imaginative high-tech metropolitan Wakanda, and stellar supporting cast, among others. Both Holland's Peter Parker and Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa debuted in "Captain America: Civil War" to critical acclaimed last year. We know that the two has officially joined the MCU's shirtless club, that even the bigwigs at Marvel Studios thought as something brag-worthy (LOL!!!). Yet the biggest question for them, is whether their stand-alone features will perform as good, or even better as the hype. Whether the directorial visions of Watts and Coogler are the right ones to catapult each solo title into their own franchises. Because if they are, then they will be joining the likes of Peyton Reed and Scott Derrickson who are moving forward with their second MCU movie.

Meanwhile, production for "Infinity War" is still ongoing in Scotland. And the latest sighting will make fans of the comics glee with joy. Why? Actor Paul Bettany was seen filming a romantic scene with Elizabeth Olsen, confirming that the relationship of his Victor Sha... I mean Vision and her Wanda Maximoff actually have progressed significantly since their encounter in "Avengers: Age of Ultron". There's something more to the scene though, because Bettany is NOT in his thick Vision makeup! Thus many have been assuming this could be either a dream-scene, or an alternate reality caused by one of the Infinity Stones. In fact, it makes sense to be the movie's happy ending too.

Speaking of 'happy ending', don't assume that this scene is part of the 2019's UNTITLED Avengers movie. Why? Eventhough the Russos DID plan to film both movies concurrently, apparently what might have sounded possible in theory, didn't work out so well in practice. Feige revealed to Collider, that the studio has decided to change course, and film both movies as back-to-back but entirely separate productions. "It became too complicated to cross-board them like that, and we found ourselves—again, something would always pay the price", he admitted, which might point out various issues like technical requirements of making sure both movie would be different from one another, actor's scheduling, and others. Which means, every behind the scenes candid images we've seen so far, are all part of "Infinity War". Feige then confirmed that they expect filming for the first movie to wrap in July, before moving on with the next one in August. Think of it like how Peter Jackson worked on his "The Lord of the Rings" or "The Hobbit" trilogies.

Last but not least, Feige also teased that while they are focusing on the seven ongoing tasks at hand, the MCU might be 'evolving' into a different form/route beginning in Phase 4. If... it can even be called that way, of course. "Certainly as we get to Infinity War there is a sense of a climax if not a conclusion to, by the time we’re at untitled Avengers 4, the 22 movies that will have encompassed the first three phases of the MCU. And what happens after that will be very different. I don’t know if it’s Phase 4, it might be a new thing.", he openly said to Collider. Intriguing, because if we observe closer, two of the confirmed titles ("Vol. 3" and "Homecoming 2") have their own separate and unique timelines; one probably mere months apart, while the other taking the "Harry Potter" yearly approach. A third that has been unofficially confirmed, the next chapter to "Doctor Strange", isn't likely to be bound by time and space either. Feige summed up that after 2019's Avengers movie, the MCU is "gonna be very, very different.". Hmmm... let's just say, I won't be at all surprised if the official title for Avengers 4 is called... "AVENGERS: SECRET WARS"! *wink*

Marvel TV

As Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." closing in on its 4th season finale, the fate of this ABC network series remains a huge question. Will it be renewed for a 5th year? And will it serve as the final season, as Entertainment Weekly has predicted before? Fans of the show, however small and numbered it might be, are anxious to find out. But while we're waiting for the answer, Marvel TV isn't stopping anytime soon. Instead, they are moving forward with their two Freeform projects.

The first one is Marvel's "New Warriors", as the former ABC family network officially announced its main roster! As speculated, it's a combination of actual "New Warriors" members from the comics, as well as ones from "Great Lake Avengers". The characters were revealed last week, complete with a catchy comic book art to accompany the announcement. They are (in list, because I love one): - Doreen Green, or Squirrel Girl. Well, duh? Obviously she's part of the show! Because it's the character that Freeform has always wanted to get from the beginning. According to Freeform, Doreen is an empowered girl, and a natural leader. Fitting to her power of acrobatic, and as such, she is bouncy and energetic. She will be accompanied by her pet squirrel Tippy Toe, everywhere she goes. - Craig Hollis, or Mister Immortal. True to his superhero alias, he's practically unable to die. Problem is, the lazy guy hasn't made use of this ability at all, and tends to be cocky and grumpy instead. Freeform calls him as the team's troublemaker. Or as I would see it... the jerk whom I would easily hate. - Dwayne Taylor, or Night Thrasher. He doesn't have any super ability, but he's a... Youtube artist? Huh? Ain't that something that the millenials would dig, right? He's rich kid who's pretending he's not, because he's a local celebrity 'hero' who is... shamelessly full of himself. Wow, our first two guys both sound annoying already. - Robbie Baldwin, or Speedball. His ability is to launch kinetic balls of energy, which of course would require CG work. His character description is kind of important, because it confirms that the show takes place in the MCU. Yes, because he's a fan of the Avengers Tower. Unfortunately, he's "impulsive and immature people-pleaser with a misplaced sense of confidence". My oh my, why do all the guys are characterized like this? - Zack Smith, or Microbe. This guy might already be my favorite, because he's a shy and sweet big guy who... talks to germs? Huh? Yep, his ability practically turns him into some kind of telepath, as he can tell everything from the millions germs scattering in the planet. Considering the MCU has very few people who can be categorized as an actual telepath (Scarlet Witch, and Mantis?), this is a good excuse to make Zack be another one. Judging from the character design, it seems like an Asian-American is going to be cast for this character. - Deborah Fields, or Debrii. This lesbian African-American is proud, and has a sharp tongue. Always unafraid to say what she thinks, and calls out people on their BS. Sounds like an amazing frenemy to either Craig, Dwayne, or Robbie, right? She has the power of telekinesis, and also acts as some sort of trickster.

If you ask me, I think these characters are good, and also wise choices because they represent diversity. No actor has been announced just yet because the casting process is said to commence very soon. But considering how fast this show is moving forward since it was greenlit, I wouldn't be surprised if we're getting cast announcement next week! I'm still not sure if I can see this show, considering it's airing on Freeform, but the idea of a 30-minutes 10-episodes only live-action comedy is too good for me to miss out. Obviously, if there's one main concern I have for it, is whether they can nail the VFX for show or not. And how much practical effects that will be utilized. Like the case of Tippy Toe, will an actual squirrel plays the rodent? Or a completely CG character? Of course, having characters like Mister Immortal, Night Thrasher, and Microbe is a beneficial cheat, considering their abilities can all be done practically. Even Debrii's power can also be done through simple camera tricks. The biggest challenge would be Speedball's, and the appearance of Squirrel Girl. Let's hope showrunner Kevin Biegel, and Marvel TV can work these out. Marvel's "New Warriors" is expected to arrive in 2018, which means, plenty of time to get the VFX done.

The first trailer for Marvel's "Cloak and Dagger" has been released! I did NOT see this coming. After all, the series won't premiere until Winter 2018, right? Unless, that literally means January or February, since both months are still regarded as winter. Hmmmm. Anyway, as soon as I'm done with the trailer, I'm 100% certain that this show is NOT for me. Not saying it's bad, because the whole teenage romance thing is, well, certainly new for Marvel. So a 'good job' for them is at hand? I don't know why, it just doesn't work for me. The lack of special effects, perhaps (that practical one looks... weak, and fake)? Too soap-opera for my taste, probably? Or is it because a conservative soul like me and some others just couldn't get the charm of it. Maaaaan, I feel old *sigh*. As I said before, as much as I liked the characters in the comics, I'm going to give this series a pass. It's definitely a no go for me. The only thing I liked about this is the logo... and that's saying much.

I can't help but wonder if these lovers would somehow, in some way, have a crossover with the "New Warriors". Both are running in the same network, and the age gap between their characters aren't too big. Of course, we must not forget that "Cloak and Dagger" takes place in New Orleans, while "New Warriors" will be in... hold on, they haven't mentioned where the setting will be, huh? Character description for Speedball mentioned 'Avengers Tower' though, so it likely takes place in New York. If that's the case, now I'm wondering if Squirrel Girl and her friends will bump into any of the Defenders, or Doctor Strange, or even Spider-Man? Aaargh.... this whole #itsallconnected thing is confusing.

Netflix

Would you look at that! Marvel's "Luke Cage" has... begun production for its 2nd season? Wowzers... Marvel is certainly firing on all cylinders, attacking on all front last week, huh? However, just like Marvel's "Jessica Jones", this report didn't arrive from Marvel, who usually posted an official announcement for a start of production. Instead, this silently came into public's attention through some keen-eyed fans who spotted the working title of "Luke Cage" being set up in Port Washington, New York. Add to that, Simone Missick's tweet about her training for the new season, and many can easily come into the same deduction.

Intriguingly, assuming this report IS true, "Luke Cage" going into production at the same time as "Jessica Jones" feels a little suspicious, eh? If I recall correctly, "Jessica Jones" showrunner Melissa Rosenberg did teased about Mike Colter's Luke's appearance in the series. So I'm secretly wishing this is the case, because his presence did wonder in the 1st season. Don't forget, Colter was cast due to his chemistry with Krysten Ritter! As for "Luke Cage", we need to remember that showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker actually wanted to do a "Heroes for Hire" show. But we all know how it turned out right? He was hired to do the solo series instead. With Scott Buck being occupied with Marvel's "The Inhumans", and the uncertainty of his Marvel's "Iron Fist" getting another season (sad to say, it's Netflix and Marvel TV's worst-reviewed show so far), could we be seeing Finn Jones' Danny Rand and Jessica Henwick's Colleen Wing entering the world of Luke Cage instead? I certainly hope so, because that would be the WISEST decision for both series. Coker would get what he have always wanted, and Marvel fans can finally see these two lead characters turning into that charming best buddies we've always seen in various other medias. Not to mention, Missick's Misty Knight can pair up with Henwick's Colleen as well. Once again, just like in the comics! To be honest, I don't have any interest to see new season for both series at this moment, but a pleasant twist like that would totally alter said plan completely... XD

Of course, that's merely a random speculation on my part. And a wishful thinking too. If the recent exclusive on MCU Exchange is also true, then well, such fantastic crossover already sounds unlikely. Which means, there goes my excitement level...

As for Marvel's "The Punisher", Tyler Bates who has done work for James Gunn's MCU movies, will be lending his hand to score the series. Possibly hinting towards a more rock and roll, or heavy metal vibe to the music. One more thing, actress Rosario Dawson had openly stated that she won't be showing in the series. Not really a surprise, because her Claire Temple never really interacted with Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle before. I think her role will specifically be taken over by Deborah Ann Woll's Karen Page this time. She did remark that she would love to be in it, but scheduling conflict somehow prevented her from doing so. Marvel's "The Punisher" is expected to premiere this Fall.

Kamen Rider Shally

Tokusatsu scooper Dukemon, posted some reports regarding the next Kamen Rider season following "Kamen Rider Ex-Aid". According to him, the rumored title will be "Kamen Rider Shally", and as previously hinted before, is a SUSHI-themed. Shally will be using the Shally Driver, and Neta Units to transform. He added that Shally will have three forms, obtained through the Neta units: Maguro, Ika, and Tamago. These are all obviously named after variants of Sushi that uses tuna, squid, and roll-egg respectively. For now, we need to consider this rumor with a huge grain of salt. But Dukemon is reliable, as many report he posted ended up becoming a fact. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Persona

"Persona 5" is still taking the main attention of many Persona-fans until now, but it seems Atlus is already moving forward with new projects for the franchise. According to Gematsu, Ryu's Office, the company who worked with Atlus to register domain names, has submited several Persona-related ones on April 18th. These names include: P3D, P5AG, P5D, P5R, P5U, Persona-Dance, PQ2. Three more were submitted on April 4: Persona8, Persona9, and Persona10.

Since they have created a crossover title between "Persona 4" and "Persona 3" before in form of "Persona 4 Arena", it seems likely that one of said domain might be a continuation to said title. Perhaps, the P5U one stands for "Persona 5 Ultimax/Arena"? I hope that's the case, because the possibility of the Phantom Thieves of Heart crossing path with the Inaba Investigation Team is too good to ignore. The notion of a Persona title from 8 to 10 is also intriguing. I don't recall we have heard any rumble of a "Persona 6" just yet, but they already book the spot up to 10! That's... WOW, right? Nevertheless, if Atlus can continue building better and better game like what they have done with P5, I don't see why there can't be a "Persona 10" somewhere in the franchise's bright future...

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[Audio Drama] [Unpaid] Analogous Movement

In an attempt to find a new job, Elinor "Eli" Torosian finds herself and her friends dragged into a conundrum that quite literally transcends time and space itself. Analogous Movement is an upcoming sci-fi audio drama, paying homage to the detective radio dramas from the 30s and 40s, with a slight allusion to Orson Welles’s War of the World’s broadcast. The first episode is set to be released February 23rd. I will be release the episode (hopefully) on iTunes. They will also be available on YouTube.  Please email your lines to me at [email protected] as an mp3 file.  Title your email: Analogous Audition and then the character you are auditioning for. Like so: Analogous Audition [Character name]. In the body of your email, please give me your name, best place to contact you, any websites or social media you might have and your discord (or skype if you do not have a discord). Also include your availability.  The auditions will close November 17th and I will get back to chosen actors towards the beginning of December. Be prepared to start production mid-December. Unfortunately, I cannot give you compensation. If in the near future, I have enough money and could make a profit off Analogous Movement, I am open to discussing it with the actors. At this time, however, you are free to put Analogous Movement on your resume and use me as a reference.  Logo is done by @shillyyshally on twitter and art of characters is done by @Pratzelwurm on twitter.  The following characters will be appearing in episode one.  -------- Narrator Anyone can audition for this role. The only thing I am looking for in terms of casting is being able to speak clearly and calmly- like a narrator would. This role is basically just announcing things such as “this is Analogous movement!” or the location of where the story is taking place. Note: Up to five people will have this role. If you have been cast as a character, you can still audition for the narrator. Any accents will be acceptable.  Line 1: Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. A Wrinkle in Time, By Madeleine L’Engle. Line 2: Analogous Movement. Part one: The Soul’s Bandaged Moments. Gulf Coast Undercity #3, North America. July 2164. Line 3: Thus concludes our program. Tune in next time to see the thrilling conclusion! Or not. Line 4: Welcome back! Did you miss us? Eli Torosian Looking for a trans woman between the ages of 18-24. Her voice is in the countertenor range. She sounds very apathetic most of the time, or disinterested. Eli’s voice becomes more emotional when distressed or upset. Can tend to be very snappy. She speaks very fast, but slow enough you can understand her.  Eli doesn’t take herself very seriously, so don’t think you have to sound serious, you can be a little over the top. Her accent is a regular accent that you would hear in the Midwest- the Northern Inland Dialect if you will.  Line 1: [in an apathetic tone, kind of sarcastic] … okay there’s like… three different kind of responses to your question. One, I could joke and just say depression. Two, I could say I don’t know. Three is... any of my chronic illnesses. Take your pick. My personal choice is depression. Line 2: [in a tired voice] Oh jesus christ chill the fuck out. Can’t ask how far I hopped in time? Sheesh. Line 3: [upset]: Ha, after losing this job, how the shit can you expect me to find another one?! Line 4: [Ranting] No because most of those jobs were in high places for detective work and like, they’re gonna say my name or pass it around or something! I can’t fucking work for that job Cari! All my chances are fucking shot. Ndidi Hobbs Looking for a black english woman between the ages of 18-24. Her vocal range is more of a mezzo soprano. Her accent is a Northern English accent, specifically the Yorkshire county area. However, I will be okay with any English accent you already have. Ndidi speaks in a very calm manner most of the time, and her voice is a bit soft. Not to entirely give away spoilers, but she is in a situation where she has to conceal a lot of information, making her uncomfortable. Any line explaining her mission is a bit anxious and feels forced, as Ndidi is not a fan of lying. (Her name is pronounced Nn-DEE-dee) Line 1: [Introductory, explanatory] My partner and I were sent to this time period to... investigate an… [hesitant] incident. I know that sounds really fishy- cause I’m pretty sure time travel was just being invented at this time. Anyway, back to what I was saying. So, my partner and I got sent here because something happened to the past- well I guess technically that’s your present. Anyways. [clears throat] Basically, we were sent here to see how it’s going to affect our future. Line 2: [assuring] It’s not your fault, see Jas- the tall person over there, and I do this all the time. I mean, err… we investigate time problems. Like a time problem can be anything from like a criminal trying to go back and kill someone- that one happens a lot, I think you can tell why. So you’re really not the [cringing] first case that this has happened to. Line 3: [confrontational] I’ve been in this agency three years and for what? I can’t keep just… lying to someone we’re supposed to help. Can you at least let me tell her something about what we’re doing? Line 4: [casual, conversational] Well, fun facts the way they do brain chips in this time period is  dangerous in ours. I mean, most everyone has a brain chip, but the surgery is… a lot less, I guess the right word is invasive,- in 2296. I don’t know what they changed, but is it really true some people died from the old surgery? Carina "Cari" Wallace Looking for a latina between the ages of 20-25. Her vocal range is an alto to mezzo-soprano. Cari’s voice is kind of tired, and she’s kind of chill like her roommate Eli is. Though she’s less biting and sarcastic, and takes herself a bit more seriously. Cari’s voice will need to sound a little off put with what she’s dealing with, but she’s hardly ever truly mean and can sound stern when she needs to. She has that of a typical Central Texan accent. It is not too heavy. Line 1: [Encouraging] Oh come on, you’ll find something. I mean… you… just don’t put down your last five failed jobs? I mean I can bullshit and be a ref for you? Line 2: [stern] Eli, I’m sure they’re not going to spread your name around. Look, [a sigh] Eli, I understand it and everything but… I don’t want to throw you out… but I really am getting tired of not knowing how much rent you’re going to be able to pay. How about this… why don’t we go spend tonight seeing if there’s a job for you that could work? Line 3: [angry] This isn’t the time, smart ass. God, now I have to redo the share of the rent. [Cutting someone off]  I’m still pissed at you, but I don’t want you out of money until you can find another job. Line 4:  [casual, more conversational] Okay so… oh my god Eli… you can time travel now? How did you even manage that? That’s so hilarious… maybe not hilarious but, how did you manage that? I… wow this has got to be the weirdest mess you’ve ever gotten yourself in. Nari Kang Looking for a Korean woman between the ages of 16-20. Nari’s voice is in the soprano range. She needs to sound very energetic most of the time, but her reactions are a bit immature. Most of the time Nari will ramble about science- specifically her favorite, chemistry. Her voice picks up speed when super excited or when freaking out. When around people she doesn’t know, her voice is very soft. Nari is a fun character, but be aware that she can be shy. Don’t worry too much about switching between the two. She has a Northern American Inland Accent. Line 1: [getting asked a question about her latest project, excited] Oh! Well you see here I have this thing called a plasma gun and I know, I know original… but let me explain to you exactly what makes mine so unique. See most of the time they’re really short range and you can’t actually use the gun as… well a gun, but I managed to create one that is long range and can be able to shoot a continuous stream. Oh and not to mention it has the abilities to shoot quick streams if that’s your thing too. Also, my friend uhm… my friend Mel helped me design it she’s a really good designer and… oh. Right yeah sorry… uhm. Yeah this is my project! Line 2:  [explaining] Uh… well see from what I know about time travel- I don’t really know physics so I might not be accurate. Well, we’re kind of moving in a linear fashion on our timeline, but see you can step out of the linear fashion via uh… well, death. So you can understand how nasty it is to figure out a way to not… die. So what I think people do is remove any connection the timeline has on you to make you time travel and then force your body to move faster or slower or… reverse in regards to how we’re moving. Uh, well the “we” being everyone else moving linear in the timeline. Line 3: [meeting someone for first time, shy, soft] Oh. You’re… uhm… are you one of Anton’s friends? Uh… oh you’re not, I don’t think. I mean, uh… it’s a pleasure to meet you! Uh…   Line 4: [interjecting, fleeting] It can’t be a machine! There’s only one time machine in existence! No one’s ever gotten so far with time travel as to use a… a chemical! What chemical would you even use?! Anton Lowe Looking for a man between the ages of 18-25. Anton’s voice is in the baritone to tenor range. His voice is a higher pitch and a little nasally. He’s very jokey and upbeat, but often times can be kind of mean. Underneath that he’s more emotional, but that hardly ever shows. It’s usually when he’s stressed and put under pressure do you see that side of him. He has a central Texan accent.  Line 1: [snarky] Ohhhhh, just because I was right and that you lost your job. Well, I see how it is. Line 2: [embarrassed] Well your parents were nice enough to let me stay there! I’m just saying as a fact. Line 3:  [holding back laughter] No, no it’s the right time… this is fucking hilarious! Line 4:  [upset and emotional] I just… I couldn’t stand that you, the person who always had fuck ups and failures somehow is doing okay. And… I’m not! Nothing has ever happened to me that was good or bad and yet I’m letting some fucking scumbag walk all over me… and I stay cause I think it’ll teach me something! But it hasn’t! It just makes me feel worse. Melina "Mel" Iordanou Looking for a woman between the ages of 18-26. Mel’s voice is in the mezzo-soprano range. She’s often a tag along to Nari and Anton’s antics. Mel tries to be kind, but she’ll slip out and be kind of nasty if something or someone is bothering her constantly. Though Mel is more the type to notice if anyone in the group is feeling down first. She has a Northern American Inland Accent.  Line 1: [Explanatory, conversational] Oh, nothing. The usual. Anton is suffering because he lost a bunch of games in a row. And Nari wanted to hang out with someone other than him since he was going to be a sulking baby. And Cahya didn’t want to stay cooped up in their apartment while dealing with a sulking baby. So, here we are. Line 2: [Confused] Uh? Everything okay guys? Line 3: [Taken aback] No you didn’t? You had to rush to tell me you were excited about finishing your design. I thought you told everyone? Line 4: [tired] I agree, but why don’t we just focus on more positive things at the moment? Cahya Duong Looking for a non-binary southeast asian between the ages of 20-25. Cahya’s vocal range is in alto. They’re the partner of Anton and have been dating for about two years now. They’re a bit blunt often times, but usually try to do it in a humorous manner. Despite being very upfront and “brutally honest” they really do care a lot about Anton and his friends. (Their name is pronounced CHAH-yah) They have a Northern American Inland Accent. Line 1:  [Jokingly] I’ll believe you when you can hold a job for… more than… what’s the longest you’ve ever held a job? Line 2: [smug] Something wrong Nari? Line 3: [jokingly dramatic] How kind of you, to jump to your dear friend’s defense. Line 4: [Upset] Cause I think he’s a dick. And just a nasty person in general. I have no idea why Anton is dating him. But whatever, guess I have to respect someone who hates me! Load of bull ass fucking shit. Celeste Resnik  Looking for a non-binary jewish person who can at least sound older- up to their late 20s or 30s. Their voice is in the alto to mezzo-soprano range. Celeste is Eli’s Parent. They’re a bit forgetful about pretty much anything, including when their daughter starts school. Though Celeste is very kind and tries to be patient. They speak very cheerfully. They have a North Texan accent.  Line 1: [Just on the phone, conversational] Oh good! I was having issues earlier with my audio, but glad it’s working now. Oh, right sorry, I completely forgot! How was work today? I know you started it… uhm, when did you start it? Line 2: [Remembering] Alright. Oh right! I was wondering when you were coming up to visit? I just wanted to know in advance in case you needed money to take the sub. Line 3: [Concerned] Okay? Mm, you just check that. I want to see you before you go back to school at the very least. Does September sound good to you? Line 4: [happy] Oh, that’s good. I hope you’re having fun with it! But, uhm, right… why I was calling? -------- If you audition and are not cast, you are still invited to be extras for episode one and to audition future episodes. For any questions please email me at [email protected].  For any updates regarding the series, please visit the twitter, the tumblr, or the main website. Thank you and good luck!  http://dlvr.it/PwfCvG www.voiceacting.space